The event takes place at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., and the night’s main card airs on HDNet.

“We’ve had the pleasure of featuring former world champions on many of our recent Titan Fighting events on HDNet, and we are excited to continue that trend with Jamie Varner,” Titan Fighting Championship CEO Joe Kelly stated. “Stylistically, Jamie and Alonzo are almost identical. Both are former wrestlers who aren’t afraid to let their hands go. Varner vs. Martinez will be a great way to kick off our fall schedule.”

Varner, a former UFC fighter who spent more than four years with the WEC, won the organization’s 155-pound championship in his second bout and made two successful title defenses. However, he closed out his WEC career with a 0-3-1 run and ultimately was cut from the organization before its merger with the UFC. He most recently competed in May, when he scored a submission victory over Tyler Combs (13-8-1) at XFO 39.

Varner recently relocated to the East Coast and now trains with AMA Fight Club.

Martinez enters the fight on a four-fight win streak and 9-1 run that included a Bellator victory over Victor Meza and Titan wins over Deryck Ripley and Aaron Derrow. The Nebraskan, who’s 25-6-1 since 2005, already is 4-0 in 2011. His victories have come over notables such as Brandon Melendez, Waylon Lowe, Dustin Neace and Luke Caudillo.

Also announced for the Titan Fighting 20 card is a fight between bantamweight prospect Anthony Guiterrez (3-0) and Laramie Shaffer (4-2).

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